Services hit as Maharashtra resident doctors begin strike over registration of homoeopaths NEW DELHI: The Bombay high court on Thursday expressed concern over the impact of the Maharashtra resident doctors’ strike on patients and warned the protesting doctors that it would order their salaries to be stopped if they failed to return to work immediately.“We…
NEW DELHI: Deceased gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s son Abaan was killed on Thursday after his speeding car collided with a divider in Jhansi.His friend Sonu also died in the accident, Jhansi SSP BBGTS Murthy confirmed. According to police, all five occupants were travelling in a Hyundai Creta from Prayagraj towards Jhansi when the vehicle crashed.According to…
Dhanush’s strong pitch for Tamil NEW DELHI: Actor Dhanush has renewed the focus on the language debate with his remarks stressing the importance of learning Tamil and being “fluent in one’s mother tongue.”Speaking at an event, the actor strongly backed the Tamil language and urged people to prioritise fluency in their mother tongue.Recalling his school…
NEW DELHI: With 35 laboratory-confirmed Chandipura virus infections and 22 deaths among 184 suspected cases reported in children under 15 across Gujarat this monsoon, and the virus also affecting children from neighbouring Rajasthan, the Centre on Wednesday deployed a National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT) to strengthen outbreak investigations and accelerate scientific efforts to contain…
The state government has repeatedly stressed its willingness to engage with the protesters. NEW DELHI: Students protesting alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations in Jharkhand have agreed in principle to hold talks with the state government, provided the discussions are held in the presence of the media. The breakthrough came as the CID arrested five more…
All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement Benefits) Rules have a provision to extend the services of certain secretaries beyond the retirement age of 60 years NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday gave a one-year extension in service to cabinet secretary TV Somanathan and home secretary Govind Mohan. This is the first such extension for the two key…
PM says since repeal infrastructure has expanded and opportunities in education, healthcare and sports have grown NEW DELHI: The lives of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh have witnessed wide-ranging transformation since Articles 370 and 35(A) were repealed, PM Narendra Modi said on the seventh anniversary of the decision, stating that the removal…
MEA said the constitutional changes made on August 5, 2019, are entirely an internal matter of India NEW DELHI: India slammed Pakistan for the so-called Youm-e-Istehsal (Day of Exploitation), which it observes on August 5, saying Pakistan’s desperate attempts to peddle falsehoods are intended solely to deflect international attention from its own dismal human rights…
The Supreme Court requested high courts to pass appropriate full-court resolutions in favour of increasing the age of superannuation of judicial officers from 60 to 62 years NEW DELHI: Attempting to bring judicial officers’ retirement age on a par with that for HC judges, the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked states to decide by Sept…
The move will allow homoeopaths to prescribe modern medicines after a one-year certificate course NEW DELHI: Indian Medical Association (IMA) has threatened a nationwide strike if the Maharashtra government does not withdraw its decision to allow homoeopaths to register with the Maharashtra Medical Council after a one-year certificate course, which will allow them to prescribe…
